Group Fitness Instructors can learn about teaching classes and purchasing Insurance
This is very exciting. Over at indoorcycleinstructor.com John has just announced the very first Spinning Indoor Cycling Instructor Discount Program to compete with the discount programs from companies like Adidas, Avia, Danskin, LUCY PRO, New Balance, Ryka Fit Club..
The program features Pearl Izumi shoes and clothing at 40% off. Not closeouts and oddball stuff that no one wanted, but the complete catalog of cycling, running and triathlon products from the the world leader in the manufacture of performance sports apparel and footwear for avid cycling and running enthusiasts.
You can find out more about the Spinning Indoor Cycling Instructor Discount Program
BPM control for all of you step instructors who use an iPhone or iPod Touch.
Tempo Magic Pro is a new iPhone app that changes the BPM of your aerobics class music on your iPhone, while it’s playing. You Group Fitness instructors all know what that slider is for on the CD player.
More about the Tempo Magic Pro iPhone app and a review at indoorcycleinstructor.com
John just told me about a new Social Media Platform for Group Fitness Professionals like us! The plan, as I understand it, is to give Instructors a place to list all their certs and classes. Our Fitness Participants can then search and confirm that we are what we claim to be 
From their site:
IDEA FitnessConnect is the largest fitness professional directory, connecting more
than 16 million consumers to more than 100,000 fitness professionals with
credentials verified by the top 14 fitness certification bodies
…And did we mention it’s FREE?
You can create your own profile here.
John is on a plane home from the IDEA conference and has promised to help me get mine set up as soon as he gets back.
To demonstrate the point that inside every “couch potato” is a Triathlete. For those of you who don’t know her, Sally is credited with the invention and tireless promotion of Zone Based Heart Rate Training. Learn more about Sally Edwards here.
I found this interview video of Sally Edwards very entertaining and motivating. I have forwarded it to my class participants. Click the link or the picture to watch it
